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COMPENDIUM ON SOIL TESTING APPARATUS

C M Johnston, E S Barber

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THE PHYSICAL TESTS OF SOILS FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES AND THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT USED BY LABORATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND ENGLAND ARE PRESENTED. THEY ARE: CONSOLIDATION, DIRECT SHEAR, COMPRESSION, COMPACTION, CAPILLARITY, PERMEABILITY, PENETRATION AND EXTRUSION, SWELL, AND FIELD TESTS AND SAMPLING EQUIPMENT.

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THE PHYSICAL TESTS OF SOILS FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES AND THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT USED BY LABORATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND ENGLAND ARE PRESENTED. THEY ARE: CONSOLIDATION, DIRECT SHEAR, COMPRESSION, COMPACTION, CAPILLARITY, PERMEABILITY, PENETRATION AND EXTRUSION, SWELL, AND FIELD TESTS AND SAMPLING EQUIPMENT.

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THE PHYSICAL TESTS OF SOILS FOR ENGINEERING PURPOSES AND THE TYPES OF EQUIPMENT USED BY LABORATORIES IN THE UNITED STATES, CANADA, AND ENGLAND ARE PRESENTED. THEY ARE: CONSOLIDATION, DIRECT SHEAR, COMPRESSION, COMPACTION, CAPILLARITY, PERMEABILITY, PENETRATION AND EXTRUSION, SWELL, AND FIELD TESTS AND SAMPLING EQUIPMENT.

Key concepts: Compendium, Consolidation (business), Geotechnical engineering, Compaction, Soil water, Geology, Engineering, Forensic engineering

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